About the book
Establishing Security Operations Center is a practical guide to understanding, building and managing a security operations centre. It follows the SOC lifecycle from cybersecurity fundamentals and the evolving threat landscape through people, process, technology, implementation, business continuity and future resilience.
The book is written for practitioners and decision-makers who need to connect operational security with incident readiness, governance, compliance and continuity. BPB identifies the audience as SOC analysts at multiple levels, senior professionals and executives responsible for building scalable security operations.
Core subject areas
- SOC evolution and operating domains
- Log management and SIEM use cases
- Incident response lifecycles
- Threat intelligence and threat hunting
- People, process and technology
- Business continuity and compliance
- AI, cloud and emerging technologies
- Cyber-resilient systems
Publication context
The book is authored by Sameer Vasant Kulkarni and published by BPB Publications. The publisher lists a 2025 edition, 446 pages, worldwide rights, paperback ISBN 9789365896060 and eBook ISBN 9789365897029.
This publication supports Ashwini Systech's practitioner-led perspective on security operations and cyber resilience, cybersecurity advisory, governance and compliance, and critical digital infrastructure resilience.
Author
Sameer Vasant Kulkarni is a cybersecurity strategist, former Indian Air Force aeronautical engineering officer and MD & CEO of AshwiniSysTech. His published biography and current organisational details should be read on the Ashwini Systech leadership page and the publisher's verified author listing.
Publisher and citation
- PublisherBPB Publications
- Suggested citationKulkarni, Sameer Vasant. Establishing Security Operations Center. BPB Publications, 2025. ISBN 9789365896060.
- Publisher sourceSameer Vasant Kulkarni books at BPB Online